Parmentiera cereifera

Parmentiera cereifera or as commonly called 'candle tree' (scientific name: Parmentiera cereifera) is an evergreen shrub of the family Bignoniaceae , endemic to Panama. The tree is 6-7 meters tall and its bark is light grayish brown in color. The leaves are green and three times compound, with wings on the petiole. The lobes are ovate and arranged in opposite pairs. Flowering season is October-November, and the flowers are stem-emergent, blooming directly from the trunk at night. The flowers are white to light green, funnel-shaped, 7 cm long and 5 cm in diameter, with five lobes at the tips of the petals. The diameter is about 5 cm. The fruit that follows the flower is a capsule with a waxy surface. The fruits are 3 cm in diameter and 30-100 cm long, and turn yellow when ripe. The cylindrical fruits resemble candles and have an apple aroma.

Origin of flower name
The genus name "Parmentiera" is a dedication to the French agronomist Antoine Augustin Parmentier, and the species name "cereifera" means "wax-like.

Common name: Parmentiera cereifera or candle tree, scientific name: Parmentiera cereifera, Height: 6-7 m, Bark color color: light grayish brown; petiole: winged; leaf shape: 3 times compound; leaflets: ovate; inflorescence: opposite; flowering season: October-November; inflorescence form: stem-forming; flowering time: night; flower length: 7 cm; flower diameter: 5 cm; corolla shape: funnel-shaped with 5 lobes at tip; flower color: white to light green; fruit type: capsule; fruit diameter: 3 cm; fruit length: 30-100 cm; fruit: edible Fruit: edible, fodder.

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